Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has outlined some of the reasons why government is insisting on the prohibition of tobacco products during the COVID-19 lockdown. COVID-19 is a novel virus which affects the lungs,” she said.
“We know from some of the studies that have come from China and even some from the United States, that people who smoke do have problems with the lungs and if they do get the infection, they are more likely than the non-smokers to get a serious disease.
Dlamini-Zuma also rubbished claims that she is linked to the tobacco underworld and that she is friends with cigarette trader Adriano Mazzotti. I am not Mazzotti’s friend and secondly if anyone is doing crime in South Africa they must be arrested,” Dlamini-Zuma said.
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In other news – Those living in hotspot areas might remain at level 4 in June
While there is no need to keep certain areas at level 4, other areas might need to stay at that classification for a while longer in order to curb infection rates.
As the country anticipates all the things they will be able to do again once level 3 of the national lockdown kicks in, those living in areas considered to be hotspots may have to wait a little while longer. Read more
Source: eNCA
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